ICEs are at their most efficient when running within a specific rev range and under a specific load. While the drag is less at lower speeds than around 45 mph, the engine also delivers power less eff… (View Post)

I can vouch for that, having driven a hire car around Sicily for a week a couple of years ago. The sense of relief when I handed the car back undamaged (unlike 99% of the other cars on the road) at t… (View Post)

An Italian colleague of mine really struggled to differentiate English vowel sounds, and he didn't really grasp how "h" could be a sound. For example, the words "hungry" and "… (View Post)

Yes, I could. Hence the almost. (View Post)

Almost certainly a waste of money. There is no way that fusion will be commercialised within the time frame required to replace fossil fuels, i.e. the next few decades, so better to spend the cash on… (View Post)